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missouri businessman is posing as a secret santa giving away $100,000 in hundred dollar bills to hurricane sandy survivors. this generosity is matched only by his humility. he insists on remaining anonymous and not being photographed all. here is a cle. he and his security entourage have been spotted with red caps watch with the word. [indiscernible] we all love hundred dollar bills, but not everyone feels the same way about the dollar bill a new report arguing we should get rid of the dollar bill and replace it with a heavier, but longer lasting dollar coin. why? they say because doing so would save us abut $146 million per year. if we want to wage a war on currency, maybe they should think about getting rid of the penny. by some estimates it would save the $60 million per year. it costs to and a half cents to make every penny. now, that is a government at work. two and half cents r every penny. president obama planning to meet with governors next week as part of his effort totalk with people about avoiding the fiscal cliff. members of the national governors' association executive committee mee
missouri businessman is posing as a secret santa giving away $100,000 in hundred dollar bills to hurricane sandy survivors. this generosity is matched only by his humility. he insists on remaining anonymous and not being photographed all. here is a cle. he and his security entourage have been spotted with red caps watch with the word. [indiscernible] we all love hundred dollar bills, but not everyone feels the same way about the dollar bill a new report arguing we should get rid of the dollar...
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charles: another hearing on hurricane sandy today. the victims are feeling that they are not being heard. >> fema is doing nothing. they still keep going around in a circle. a lot it is a joke. charles: this staten island resident says washington is losing focus on hurricane sandy. to be frank with you, from day one, staten island did not release been high on list of priorities. a lot of people felt that way then. how are you feeling? >> i agree with you. it seems like staten island is a forgotten puddle. you know, we are being forgotten about. i started to wonder is it because it's a republican town? because most people are republicans here. and is this because the majority of people that get loaded for office are republican. the president said when i met with them that fema works for him. and results are going to happen. it still hasn't. charles: i remember that. of course, your outburst at one of these recent meetings, when i thought the first time, i actually had goosebumps because i could feel the passion and pain. also, discussi
charles: another hearing on hurricane sandy today. the victims are feeling that they are not being heard. >> fema is doing nothing. they still keep going around in a circle. a lot it is a joke. charles: this staten island resident says washington is losing focus on hurricane sandy. to be frank with you, from day one, staten island did not release been high on list of priorities. a lot of people felt that way then. how are you feeling? >> i agree with you. it seems like staten island...
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what is going to happen to the victims of hurricane sandy? in all the boroughs. everywhere you go. those who are having the same issue. what is there going to be a quality life in 10 years? neil: did you have any chance of dressing up as to talk about and it is? >> president obama i met personally. and i told him that he lied, ter, lies, they are all liars. neil: you told him that the presence face? >> well, he told me to relax. when i told him -- neil: he told you last? >> yes, he said let me tell him my concerns. and i said president obama, you are not doing what you're supposed to be doing. he said scott, fema works for me and i can help you with insunce and without your -- with your mortgage, they took down my information and they wrote down my name two days later we heard from the mouth and right after we talked to the guy, they did give his rentals systems the ascends the same day i spoke to the president, $3000 from i believe it was under a lot of pressure. my wife handles that. and they are telling you every two months must be concerned. come look at my house, that's what i
what is going to happen to the victims of hurricane sandy? in all the boroughs. everywhere you go. those who are having the same issue. what is there going to be a quality life in 10 years? neil: did you have any chance of dressing up as to talk about and it is? >> president obama i met personally. and i told him that he lied, ter, lies, they are all liars. neil: you told him that the presence face? >> well, he told me to relax. when i told him -- neil: he told you last? >>...
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numbers show romney stalling out during hurricane sandy the week of the election then coming back in the final days of the race. he said we thought we had in the last 72 hours of the campaign made up some of the ground from the challenging messaging period during the hurricane. that moment never really materialized, unfortunately, and romney went on to lose. the question is why? nate cohen and alex wagner, thank you guys both for being here. >> thanks, ezra. >> nate, let me begin with you on the poll. what can we learn here? you went through all of the polling in the combine. what was your conclusion when you found out far off the romney campaign got it. >> well you have to understand that it is so much worse than public polling. obama is shown 5.2 points worse than he did. the public poll shows obama performing 2 points worse. so they are showing 3.2 points worse than public polls, not paid by the romney campaign to produce the right answers. the second thing, is their explanation doesn't really line up. they didn't show diverse states like florida or virginia. they are showing huge
numbers show romney stalling out during hurricane sandy the week of the election then coming back in the final days of the race. he said we thought we had in the last 72 hours of the campaign made up some of the ground from the challenging messaging period during the hurricane. that moment never really materialized, unfortunately, and romney went on to lose. the question is why? nate cohen and alex wagner, thank you guys both for being here. >> thanks, ezra. >> nate, let me begin...
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the most vocal of sandy's victims is blasting back. find out why coming up next. >> we are the people that are ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. now we need a little t more... [ male announcer at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest average star rating ang national medicare companies... and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the
the most vocal of sandy's victims is blasting back. find out why coming up next. >> we are the people that are ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. now we need a little t more... [ male announcer at humana, we understand the value of quality...
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and sandy victims facing devastation one month later, so is this any time for the united nations to be using them as a fund raising tool? the cavuto gang is all over that one at the bottom of the hour. hour. up here first, forget fees in this family used capital one venture miles to come home for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, theirrother's white christmas just got "blacked out." [ brother ] but it's the family party! really jingles your bells, doesn't it? my gift to you! the capital one venture card! for any flight, any time! that's double miles you can actually use! how illuminating. what's in your wallet? let me guess, am on the naughty list agn? ho ho ho! let me guess, am on the naughty list agn? music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people look
and sandy victims facing devastation one month later, so is this any time for the united nations to be using them as a fund raising tool? the cavuto gang is all over that one at the bottom of the hour. hour. up here first, forget fees in this family used capital one venture miles to come home for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, theirrother's white christmas just got "blacked out." [ brother ] but it's the family party! really jingles your bells,...
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the 0.2% decline in october partially being blamed on the impact of superstorm sandy. why not. >>> starting off tonight, taxes are the talk of the town and have been for daze. seems like much of the conversation is focused on the wealthy to get them to pay more. a new study by the tax foundation flips the argument over who really is paying their fair share on its head. the numbers show tax rate paid by individuals in income top 1%, was 23%. all filers in bottom 50%. paid 2%. that is 10 times more. joining me scott hodge. from tax foundation. we have also the founder. sqm management. thanks for joining us. scott, i want to start with you since the numbers are manying from your foundation. what is the average takes rate for our viewers and why did you decide to isolate this metric? >> this is brand new data out of the irs for 2010. the average for all americans is somewhere around 10 or 11% but for the wealthiest americans, those in the top 1%, those earning over say $370,000 a year, they're paying over 23% of their income in federal income taxes. as you mentioned, the p
the 0.2% decline in october partially being blamed on the impact of superstorm sandy. why not. >>> starting off tonight, taxes are the talk of the town and have been for daze. seems like much of the conversation is focused on the wealthy to get them to pay more. a new study by the tax foundation flips the argument over who really is paying their fair share on its head. the numbers show tax rate paid by individuals in income top 1%, was 23%. all filers in bottom 50%. paid 2%. that is 10...
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fewer americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits as hurricane sandy had the labor market and continues to subside a bit. weekly jobless claims fell by 20,000, seasonally adjusted 393,000. prior week's total was revised to 416,000. the hurricane play a role from 410,000. u.s. gdp grew at a revised 2.7% in the third quarter above the initial estimate of 2% reported last month. the commerce department attributes last quarter's increase to gains in private inventory investment and federal government spending so got to take that in mind and a decline in imports didn't help that number. liz: a crazy day in the pits of the cme. we have tim mulholland standing by, tom is a 1-act telling why it is time to shift away from -- release save names and diving in, and the dour is headed higher. he calls a day of 14,000, we will tell when he expects it to hit but let's start with him at the cme. you have john boehner, speaker of the house coming out at 11:00 eastern saying no substantive changes or developments after meeting with the treasury secretary and many had harry reid sayin
fewer americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits as hurricane sandy had the labor market and continues to subside a bit. weekly jobless claims fell by 20,000, seasonally adjusted 393,000. prior week's total was revised to 416,000. the hurricane play a role from 410,000. u.s. gdp grew at a revised 2.7% in the third quarter above the initial estimate of 2% reported last month. the commerce department attributes last quarter's increase to gains in private inventory...
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gerri: sandy is an issue. >> sandy is a issue. it is temporary. people absorb the fear and move on. it is a great time to buy. time-shares are still lange wishing. i know, who wants a time-share? if you want a time-share you could get it for 30 cents on the dollar. gerri: wow! that is big discount looking for a discount out there. that is great advice. what other advice can you give to people trying to get rid of their house right now? they're trying to sell, trying to unload a house? maybe they lost a lot of value in that property? >> listen, it is no fun to lose value in a house and have to adjust to the idea you're going to get less money but what is great about the market less now you have another 30% increase in buyers out there. you have one-third fewer homes for sale. you have less competition and more people who want them. you have also out there is buyers are believing that the best part of the market might be gone. and that really pushes them into the market and gives you a higher bid. i think homeowners right now the best is yet to come. for buyers, the best already has h
gerri: sandy is an issue. >> sandy is a issue. it is temporary. people absorb the fear and move on. it is a great time to buy. time-shares are still lange wishing. i know, who wants a time-share? if you want a time-share you could get it for 30 cents on the dollar. gerri: wow! that is big discount looking for a discount out there. that is great advice. what other advice can you give to people trying to get rid of their house right now? they're trying to sell, trying to unload a house?...
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one is sandy. at one quarter of america's population didn't do anything for three four days. the second thing is the uncertainty of the election which held back business investment. for quarter definitely will be weak but the next year i think 2.5 to 3% growth. >> thank you. dave: one of the smartest people in america, no doubt. thank you, good to see you. the clock is ticking away to major tax hikes for everybody. john boehner saying there is no progress to report. so what is going on inside the beltway? we will head there to try to find out. brian led that tells us how the new 60-40 portfolio should look. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... onyour head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. . . . .. david: come january 1st, no matter which tax plan is put in place the federal government will still spend trillions of dollars each year. lauren: we talked taxes. now let's former cbo directo
one is sandy. at one quarter of america's population didn't do anything for three four days. the second thing is the uncertainty of the election which held back business investment. for quarter definitely will be weak but the next year i think 2.5 to 3% growth. >> thank you. dave: one of the smartest people in america, no doubt. thank you, good to see you. the clock is ticking away to major tax hikes for everybody. john boehner saying there is no progress to report. so what is going on...
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and part of that is due to sandy. there were $18 billion in lost wages and salaries from sandy. it really hit, although it didn't hit the nation, it will have an impact on g.d.p. and on unemployment. in october, we also saw that there was a decrease in purchases, adjusted for inflation, the biggest in three months. so, there was a definite stoppage, this was a populated area with an impact. >> when do we expect the numbers will come back? >>guest: there is one positive impact in terms of the economy. you have workers, construction workers coming from all over the country who have been unemployed to help rebuild and we are expecting there could be a half percentage point increase in economic growth next year because of this rebuilding effort. >>heather: is that construction jobs or over all? >>guest: in the reconstruction, rebuilding and infrastructure. this is not the way that we want economic growth but there is one side where people are getting jobs who did not have them before. >>heather: and another increase in auto sales? >>guest: so many of the cars were flooded out and th
and part of that is due to sandy. there were $18 billion in lost wages and salaries from sandy. it really hit, although it didn't hit the nation, it will have an impact on g.d.p. and on unemployment. in october, we also saw that there was a decrease in purchases, adjusted for inflation, the biggest in three months. so, there was a definite stoppage, this was a populated area with an impact. >> when do we expect the numbers will come back? >>guest: there is one positive impact in...
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what are they celebrating, remember that they have not fallen to level that prevailed before hurricane sandy. what is more, there are few if any indications they will get that that neck of the woods any time soon. big layoffs at citigroup, what is that 11,000? lingering fallout from thousands of jobs lost at hostess. all i'm saying is, when you look at this news, and it still interpreted as good, only make me thing, that mainstream media is still pushing for the president or democrats. well, the guy got reelected. you don't have to pretend any more, it upsets me, tye young, what do you make of this. >> neil thank you, we have wall street laying people off, main street laying people off, market flat lining up and down one week to the next. just like it was before it crashed in 2008, unemployment number 7 .9% that is very high, real unemployment maybe is almost 17%, and the washington post tells us that ignore it because of hurricane sandy, that is ridiculous. my clients are business owners, they tell me that the cost of living and cost of doing business is going up, the availability of busine
what are they celebrating, remember that they have not fallen to level that prevailed before hurricane sandy. what is more, there are few if any indications they will get that that neck of the woods any time soon. big layoffs at citigroup, what is that 11,000? lingering fallout from thousands of jobs lost at hostess. all i'm saying is, when you look at this news, and it still interpreted as good, only make me thing, that mainstream media is still pushing for the president or democrats. well,...
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sandy is not dramatically better than katrina in terms of performance of the federal government. when we developed a department of homeland security, the original idea was, you could have up to three nuclear events on the same day in three different cities and you better have an ability to mobilize to be able to help people, immediately. now you look at this event, you look at how badly it is done this is a perfect example of why the house republicans should be adopting an oversight strategy and a legislative strategy to find real solutions and say what should we be doing to fix a government that clearly don't work? >> sean: this is their role, you explained it in great detail. one of the most arrogant things, you talked about the president bullying. when he went out there and proposing that the congress give up their constitutional authority and hand him a blank cheque. we are about to hit a debt ceiling limit again and he gets to raise it at will what is your reaction to that? >> i wanna say something that will startle the washington establishment. the number one power of the h
sandy is not dramatically better than katrina in terms of performance of the federal government. when we developed a department of homeland security, the original idea was, you could have up to three nuclear events on the same day in three different cities and you better have an ability to mobilize to be able to help people, immediately. now you look at this event, you look at how badly it is done this is a perfect example of why the house republicans should be adopting an oversight strategy...
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so sandy did leave an impact in the data. but i think the report as a whole shows that the economy has been resilient, as i say every month when i'm on your show we're making progress. we're digging our way out of a deep hole. we're not satisfied yet. there's a long way to go. but there are signs that the economy is continuing to heal. >> is it a realistic possibility a year ago today the unemployment rate was 8.7%. today it's 7.7%. is it a realistic possibility, i know you don't like to project numbers, but that we could expect another point drop a year from now? is. >> well, we'll come out with our official projections when the budget comes out but i would say if congress does address the problems that it needs to address concerning the fiscal cliff if we had reasonable resolution type of programs that the president has been proposing to support the economy in the short run, get us on a sustainable fiscal path in the long run, protect the middle class, we're going to continue to see progress in this economy. in fact, i woul
so sandy did leave an impact in the data. but i think the report as a whole shows that the economy has been resilient, as i say every month when i'm on your show we're making progress. we're digging our way out of a deep hole. we're not satisfied yet. there's a long way to go. but there are signs that the economy is continuing to heal. >> is it a realistic possibility a year ago today the unemployment rate was 8.7%. today it's 7.7%. is it a realistic possibility, i know you don't like to...
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we have learned that in our area with superstorm sandy. is there anything you can do locally to make a difference? do you have to wait for the president to give you money and declare this state or is there anything locally that can be done or privately? >> no. actually, i think federally is where we're going to have to look to see a solution to this problem. that and to the sky for rain. we need this process of blasting these rock pinnacles to be expedited as fast as possible. we need more water to be released out of the missouri river and missouri river basin and we'll need more rain otherwise it will be huge economic impact to the american consumer. melissa: let's talk about that. besides the fact this is pretty astounding and a lot of us don't know it is going on it will ultimately impact us because if there are $7 billion worth of goods going through this area that has a domino effect to the rest of the country in terms of prices. what could we expect to see in the rest of the country? >> i think what you can see as direct example is y
we have learned that in our area with superstorm sandy. is there anything you can do locally to make a difference? do you have to wait for the president to give you money and declare this state or is there anything locally that can be done or privately? >> no. actually, i think federally is where we're going to have to look to see a solution to this problem. that and to the sky for rain. we need this process of blasting these rock pinnacles to be expedited as fast as possible. we need...
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one of the reasons was superstorm sandy affected business. so they're off to a slow start for the current quarter. as for the third quarter just wrapped up, really solid numbers. profits rose by 57% in q3. they raised their numbers for the full year but genesco obviously a big loser today. back to you. melissa: thanks so much, lauren. lori: president obama finally lit up his plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. melissa is fully in favor of it. but republicans are not taking the bait. peter barnes is with us in d.c.. >> speakser boehner was back out in front ever the cameras the last hour splam slamming the president's proposal yet again but willing to move forward in good faith to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> there's a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult but if you watched me over the last three weeks i've been very guarded what i have to say. i don't want to make it harder for me or the president or members of both parties to be able to find common ground. >> as you recall the president
one of the reasons was superstorm sandy affected business. so they're off to a slow start for the current quarter. as for the third quarter just wrapped up, really solid numbers. profits rose by 57% in q3. they raised their numbers for the full year but genesco obviously a big loser today. back to you. melissa: thanks so much, lauren. lori: president obama finally lit up his plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. melissa is fully in favor of it. but republicans are not taking the bait. peter...
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usg was heavily bought right after hurricane sandy because precisely of this but does that sustain? >> we think more important than the volume story their ability to achieve higher pricing levels. wall board is about $130 per thousand board feet. we could see that go to 145 next year. it is most inflationary single item in the building products universe. this is big driver of earnings. liz: tied to lumber or what? >> no. better pricings strategy. one price for the entire year as opposed to different prices to different customers. david: now you have a defensive pick. if you're less certain about the continued economic recovery you would pick fortune brands home and security. why? >> yes, sir. fortune brands is market share leader in plumbing. market share leader in the cabinet business. huge exposure to new residential construction. if they get higher volumes, that will drive profitability. have ex-streamly high quality management team. the best in class operator. we like their dominant dogs in the categories they operate. look for continued share gains and extremely robust earnings
usg was heavily bought right after hurricane sandy because precisely of this but does that sustain? >> we think more important than the volume story their ability to achieve higher pricing levels. wall board is about $130 per thousand board feet. we could see that go to 145 next year. it is most inflationary single item in the building products universe. this is big driver of earnings. liz: tied to lumber or what? >> no. better pricings strategy. one price for the entire year as...
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what does that say abo the money from superstorm sandy and how will be used? the governors have asked for more money than ever in dealing with the aftermath of the storm or method is the same thing all over again. what governor cuomo is doing is focusing on a big number. $42 billion that he wanted from washington. he really has no idea what the damages and how much it will cost to fix the system -- the signal system in the subways. they really won't know anyone have any idea any idea how much it will really need until later. gerri: it is a guessing game. >> exactly. the local and state politicians thk of this is free ney and they don't spend itwell. gerri: i saw the list that andrew cuomo requested and he wanted everything but a pony. [laughter] >> new york city is paying hundreds of dollars per night for empty hotel rooms. it's free money, as mhael said. that is the kind of attitude where nobody really tches. everybody assumed someone else is going to pay later. but we all payecause the cost of living is reflected in the way govnment wastes money. gerri: amen
what does that say abo the money from superstorm sandy and how will be used? the governors have asked for more money than ever in dealing with the aftermath of the storm or method is the same thing all over again. what governor cuomo is doing is focusing on a big number. $42 billion that he wanted from washington. he really has no idea what the damages and how much it will cost to fix the system -- the signal system in the subways. they really won't know anyone have any idea any idea how much...
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this is not sandy number 2. we can fix it. the stock market is not just the united states. take a company like coca-cola, 80% of sales outside this country and finally even if we were to go off of the cliff there are long-term benefits and a lower deficit so at the end of the david as a long-term rise in, properly diversified state of course. cheryl: japanese stocks and aig, a stock that has run up 39% over the last year despite government issues and government involvement you're sticking with a ig. want to recommend that going into a cliff discussion. >> there is nothing about sandy and recent events that would cause anyone not to renew their property and cash will policy. no matter what happens to the economy people will pay that insurance, it is the dominant provider trading 40% off of book value. the concern is government over hang but the government will get out quickly now that the election is past, once morsi 8 is off of the job the new guy is going to say now we can sell the losses on tim geithner's books and so i like aig for the long term. cheryl: whoever is the n
this is not sandy number 2. we can fix it. the stock market is not just the united states. take a company like coca-cola, 80% of sales outside this country and finally even if we were to go off of the cliff there are long-term benefits and a lower deficit so at the end of the david as a long-term rise in, properly diversified state of course. cheryl: japanese stocks and aig, a stock that has run up 39% over the last year despite government issues and government involvement you're sticking with...
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sandy which hit 25% of the u.s. population, 25 states or something like would that cut job creation andket the unemployment rate a bit, kept it higher. turns out sandy did have an impact but not on the headline numbers. >> if you look deeper in the report you see over a million workers who normally work full-time were reduced to part-time hours during the reference week because of bad wetter. over 300,000 additional workers weren't able to work at all because of bad weather. >> but because the way the labor department counts full-time workers part time workers and whether people work at all, and when they work, it didn't show up in the headline numbers . one thing that did, 350,000 people left the workforce in november. that was one reason again why the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%. ashley and tracy. ashley: sounded good to begin with then you take in those factors as peter outlined, maybe not so good. peter, thank you so much. tracy: there is lot more ugly in the report and we'll talk about it now actually bec
sandy which hit 25% of the u.s. population, 25 states or something like would that cut job creation andket the unemployment rate a bit, kept it higher. turns out sandy did have an impact but not on the headline numbers. >> if you look deeper in the report you see over a million workers who normally work full-time were reduced to part-time hours during the reference week because of bad wetter. over 300,000 additional workers weren't able to work at all because of bad weather. >> but...
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have forgotten sandy. life goes on. they are over it. but we remind you as the officials were patting themselves on the we back, we know the reality, because we are familiar with this area, friends and family are there. it is not way are being told. but i have to tell you, it isn't what you have been told. if you think the crisis has passed and life is good, these folks, many of them have faced thanksgiving from hell, are now looking at the same thing for christmas. i think they deserve better. and i think our government if it is going to step up to the role of doing more should try. in the meantime, before the townhall, we had this. >>guest: you think this is a joke? a joke? you are a joke. you it is there with a smile and i thought you would do better and that is why we voted. we thought you would help the people. >>neil: i am telling you, folks, this erupted and staten island residents were not only yelling at officials but taking on president obama. >> i told president obama he lied, fema lied, they ar
have forgotten sandy. life goes on. they are over it. but we remind you as the officials were patting themselves on the we back, we know the reality, because we are familiar with this area, friends and family are there. it is not way are being told. but i have to tell you, it isn't what you have been told. if you think the crisis has passed and life is good, these folks, many of them have faced thanksgiving from hell, are now looking at the same thing for christmas. i think they deserve better....
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and some of sandy's survivors are getting a lift now. thanks to a man from missouri. he spent yesterday giving out $100 bills in new york and new jersey. people still trying to recover from that storm. >> are you serious? >> i'm serious. merry christmas. >> no, you can't. >> give me a hug. >> oh my god. >> see you, sweety. >> shepard: so great. the man says is he a secret santa and won't let show you heat. greg jarrett is in the newsroom. you talked to him, right? >> yeah, did i. extraordinary generosity and really nice guy, shep, i have to tell you, he insists on am niment. yesterday alone he gave away some 20,000 bucks to 150 people in 10 different locations. he picks those really in need including, of course, folks suffering from super storm sandy. >> we lost our whole house. i had two properties and we lost everything. we are on the beach. the house is gone. >> i feel like i just got a million dollars. it's only a hundred but god is good all the time. >> we have all been here volunteering for weeks now. for someone to give something back to us, you know, it was a
and some of sandy's survivors are getting a lift now. thanks to a man from missouri. he spent yesterday giving out $100 bills in new york and new jersey. people still trying to recover from that storm. >> are you serious? >> i'm serious. merry christmas. >> no, you can't. >> give me a hug. >> oh my god. >> see you, sweety. >> shepard: so great. the man says is he a secret santa and won't let show you heat. greg jarrett is in the newsroom. you talked to...
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david: of course a lot will have to do what happened with hurricane sandy but very important nonetheless. liz: "money" with melissa is next. melissa: i'm melissa francis. here is what's "money" tonight. does exxonmobil hate your children? a controversial new ad claims the oil giant is ruining kid's futures. you have to believe it to see it. the man behind it will join us in a fox business exclusive. >>> plus "money"'s executive roundtable get the real pulse of businesses. speaking out against president obama hurt their bottom line? will higher taxes be as bad for businesses as some say? all that and everything in between from three top leaders. >>> yikes for yelp users. one woman post as scathing review of a business. now the owner is suing her for $750,000. does he have a case? he is here to make it. even when they say it's not it is always about money. melissa: first let's take a look at the day's market headlines of the congress doesn't open its mouth and stocks go up. are we listening politicians? better than expected jobless claims data and rebound in tech stocks helped lead the mar
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talking about sandy, there seems to be a lack of sandy effect as some had thought initially. we see a pullback, a little less than half of a percent. we have positive indications there that says the job market is doing better, too. what's your thought here? what drove this unexpected gain in jobs, basically double what some consensus numbers were? >> i think part of it is the data in which it was collected. we had an early thanksgiving so seasonal hiring for the holidays offset the superstorm sandy. in addition, i think -- and where i would differ from jared just a little bit and we rarely do -- the underlying economy is consideri considerably stronger. if you take into account the number of baby boomers that are retiring, that has not been talked about and does effect the labor force participation rate. the broadest measure of unemployment, the unemployed and those who left the workforce fell to 14.7%. so i think things are getting better. what i'm most afraid of is the type of talk we heard from speaker boehner and maxine waters. they are taking us to the cliff on both side
talking about sandy, there seems to be a lack of sandy effect as some had thought initially. we see a pullback, a little less than half of a percent. we have positive indications there that says the job market is doing better, too. what's your thought here? what drove this unexpected gain in jobs, basically double what some consensus numbers were? >> i think part of it is the data in which it was collected. we had an early thanksgiving so seasonal hiring for the holidays offset the...
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noting hurricane sandy, macy's same-store sales fell, also mentioned sandy as well. kohl's down 10%. lori: thank you, nicole. an upward revision appeared tonight, but our next guest expects growth to decline for the fourth quarter. deutsche bank security nominee with his outlook for next year, and if we get to it, some expectations on continued stimulus which we heard this week as well. this was the second print out of three on third-quarter gross domestic product. looks like a nice upward provision. about 2%, but if you look under the hood there are some serious problems and i will let you start there. >> a little bit of fine print. consumer spending was revised lower, business investment in equipment and software. for the upward revision was due to a lot more inventory being accumulated last quarter, partly due to a faster pace of economic activity. not the strengthening in the number we would like to see. lori: does it suggest go to the softening consumer picture, people are not buying stuff simply put question marks >> there is a wait-and-see attitude. not only f
noting hurricane sandy, macy's same-store sales fell, also mentioned sandy as well. kohl's down 10%. lori: thank you, nicole. an upward revision appeared tonight, but our next guest expects growth to decline for the fourth quarter. deutsche bank security nominee with his outlook for next year, and if we get to it, some expectations on continued stimulus which we heard this week as well. this was the second print out of three on third-quarter gross domestic product. looks like a nice upward...
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blaming hurricane sandy saying it trimmed job growth by 86,000 workers, small business created the fewest jobs in nearly two years. factory orders edging higher in october rising 0.8% according to the commerce department. orders for capital goods posting their biggest increase in eight months jumping nearly 3%. liz: in the pits of the cme. telling us why we could see a 20% drop in the market next year. telling us the sector that will be the big bright spots next year even though he is cautious for 2013. both of these guys say we find ways to invest the matter what. let's start with joe. a great day for the dow and the s&p. the nasdaq sort of a head fake to the other side. tell me what really jumped out to you in the pits. >> when we were challenging earlier in the day and the volatility was falling. in other words it was negative. we see it fall off and it is down. down about 4%. we continuthe continued the chog noncommittal trade in the s&p. never telling us the fear that we would see an apple and we were sensing with all the headlines. liz: you look, the dow looks good, other big headwi
blaming hurricane sandy saying it trimmed job growth by 86,000 workers, small business created the fewest jobs in nearly two years. factory orders edging higher in october rising 0.8% according to the commerce department. orders for capital goods posting their biggest increase in eight months jumping nearly 3%. liz: in the pits of the cme. telling us why we could see a 20% drop in the market next year. telling us the sector that will be the big bright spots next year even though he is cautious...
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. >> we might get a free pass, sandy pass no mat what they are. if they're disas truss it was sandy. if the economy is great --. ashley: so difficult to trade in this environment right now. >> it is so difficult to trade. people have to be very aware. that is the key word you use, trade. do you want to be a trader or do you want to be an investor? so many people tell me, charles, i don't want to be trader. they buy at 30, goes to 28.04, oh, my god i need to sell it, i'm losing my shirt!. what the heck. i thought you didn't want to be a trader? one of the reasons i'm getting a little bit bullish about the market in general. i'm a individual stock guy. i don't like to do the macro thing. i like the way the market acts. we've seen a shaking out of the weak sisters. we had the market pull back sharply. we saw the pullback in apple. weak holders of stocks, weak sisters have for the most part been shaken out. it would take disasterous news --. ashley: talking about disaster, what if we went over the cliff? >> if we did go over the cliff and saw the mark
. >> we might get a free pass, sandy pass no mat what they are. if they're disas truss it was sandy. if the economy is great --. ashley: so difficult to trade in this environment right now. >> it is so difficult to trade. people have to be very aware. that is the key word you use, trade. do you want to be a trader or do you want to be an investor? so many people tell me, charles, i don't want to be trader. they buy at 30, goes to 28.04, oh, my god i need to sell it, i'm losing my...
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apparently no impact from superstorm sandy. the unemployment rate went down 7.7%. here is the reason why. the labor force participation rate down to 63.6%, and 350,000 people passed the work force and gave up looking for work. that is the real story in the jobs report. that is why many -- why the rate came down. a lot of people flat out discouraged. the white house releasing a statement on the jobs report, same as always saying the economy is growing, policies are working. only a small game for stocks this morning. dow industrials, 51 points. back in a moment with a young republican. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for ristmas delivery. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to bathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it heps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicor
apparently no impact from superstorm sandy. the unemployment rate went down 7.7%. here is the reason why. the labor force participation rate down to 63.6%, and 350,000 people passed the work force and gave up looking for work. that is the real story in the jobs report. that is why many -- why the rate came down. a lot of people flat out discouraged. the white house releasing a statement on the jobs report, same as always saying the economy is growing, policies are working. only a small game for...
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mean cuomo still does not ge washington to give up some bank. 42 needed millions dollars for hurricane sandy relief. similar requests likely coming from governors in new jersey and connecttcut. who all together want this all too dumbing figure in post hurricane help, a hundred billion bucks, i don't know if they get all of it, but i think they get most, here is why americans, have big hearts, folks need help. they need a lot, many still without power, and without homes and without patience or hope, something needs to be done. judging from t back slapping help politicians, the governmt is still the one to do it but is it? think about it. if the road to virtue were paved with billion dollar bills then everyone in washington would be thpope, news flash, they are not, they are not good as getting bang for their buck. think of all those gas taxes that were to pay for those bridges, or tolls of no bridges to payor fixing those bridges, and highways. think about that social security lockbox. no box, no lock. and millions in lottery ticket to go to education to make our kids smarter, today, sadly, t
mean cuomo still does not ge washington to give up some bank. 42 needed millions dollars for hurricane sandy relief. similar requests likely coming from governors in new jersey and connecttcut. who all together want this all too dumbing figure in post hurricane help, a hundred billion bucks, i don't know if they get all of it, but i think they get most, here is why americans, have big hearts, folks need help. they need a lot, many still without power, and without homes and without patience or...
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coming up, straight ahead, secret santa has a surprise gift for hurricane sandy victims. that's coming up next on "the five." i believe it's bob's segment. >> bob: it is. keep going. ♪ ♪ card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. ♪ ♪ >> bob: just so everybody knows we're benching brian next week keeping him on the bench. greg will be back. but we'll miss you. we are. feel better, because you're a little old to be doing this on a regular basis. you hear a lot about the war on christmas, but plenty of people who are in the spirit of the season. a generous businessman from kansas city, missouri, surprised victims of hurricane sandy with $100 bills yesterday. he is not stopping there. his plan is to give away $100,000 this christmas season. good for him. every rick, you are the midst of that. >> eric: it's fantastic. there is a commercial, i can't re
coming up, straight ahead, secret santa has a surprise gift for hurricane sandy victims. that's coming up next on "the five." i believe it's bob's segment. >> bob: it is. keep going. ♪ ♪ card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. ♪ ♪ >> bob: just...
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on october 31st. >> that goes back to blame the sandy. we know we'll see a lot more of that. super value is a great story. all you have to do is look at the sales decline of this company. you wonder what the buyers are really looking at here when they look at the debt, combined with the sales and earnings decline, it is so enormous, just go look at a chart of it and you'll wonder what these guys are seeing. >> i remember a number of years ago before i joined cnbc, i was at another network and i went po minneapolis and met with the then-ceo of super value right after they did this deal. because they were a distributor and a wholesaler. then they bought cub foods and they got more into the retail game, changed their game, spending a lot, borrowing a lot, their debt rating was junk. he seemed very confident. he's gone now. >> i wonder how it lost its way in such a grand way. new until you see the numbers you don't realize how bad it is. >> do you think there's another lesson here because super value should be perceived as a "safe" company gi
on october 31st. >> that goes back to blame the sandy. we know we'll see a lot more of that. super value is a great story. all you have to do is look at the sales decline of this company. you wonder what the buyers are really looking at here when they look at the debt, combined with the sales and earnings decline, it is so enormous, just go look at a chart of it and you'll wonder what these guys are seeing. >> i remember a number of years ago before i joined cnbc, i was at another...
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it is a norway spruce from mount olive, new jersey, that made it through super storm sandy, by the way. it is illuminated with more than 30,000 lights and topped a crystal star. >> think of all of the scaffolding to decorate it. that is amazing. >> that is your 5@5:00. >> two former foes are coming together today. romney and obama are sitting down for their first post election meeting. we have more on the meeting. what's the topic today? >> today at 12:30 it will be president obama and mitt romney in a room by themselves for a lunch that was arranged about a week after the election. there won't be any staff sitting with them. we are told the white house called and mitt romney accepted this information. romney aids say he has noah agenda. it's just going to be two adversaries sitting down for a social lunch. >> the president said that there are aspects of governor romney's record and governor romney's ideas that could be very helpful. governor romney did a terrific job running the state. the requested reorganization authority from the congress to do just that. >> we haven't heard from m
it is a norway spruce from mount olive, new jersey, that made it through super storm sandy, by the way. it is illuminated with more than 30,000 lights and topped a crystal star. >> think of all of the scaffolding to decorate it. that is amazing. >> that is your 5@5:00. >> two former foes are coming together today. romney and obama are sitting down for their first post election meeting. we have more on the meeting. what's the topic today? >> today at 12:30 it will be...
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he is going around the country, hurricane sandy, rebuilding needs to be done. he is not paying attention to that and certainly not paying attention to jobs creation. instead he is on this vendetta. melissa: ian, at the same time you see companies out there, they're doing what they need to do. we saw ibm for example saying that when it comes to their 401(kk, instead of contributing every other pay period the way they have before they will wait until the very end of the year and do their matching then. almost an accounting trick. not really a trick. a way to do it differently they save a lot of money. they hang onto the money for entire year and earn interest on it. god forbid you leave the company and never see the money. for workers you don't earn on money all year long. not in your 401(k) growing. these are the kinds of things we'll see companies doing to adapt to this new normal. >> if ibm gets away with it i'm sure they will. they are a benchmark. if they successfully push it through, the company that didn't fail, didn't have a crisis during the crash we'll
he is going around the country, hurricane sandy, rebuilding needs to be done. he is not paying attention to that and certainly not paying attention to jobs creation. instead he is on this vendetta. melissa: ian, at the same time you see companies out there, they're doing what they need to do. we saw ibm for example saying that when it comes to their 401(kk, instead of contributing every other pay period the way they have before they will wait until the very end of the year and do their matching...
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house yesterday, making his case to president obama to get more federal aid for victims of hurricane sandy. president obama's expected to ask congress for an additional $50 billion to help states hit by the october storm, but christie says sandy will cost new jersey alone up to $37 billion. new york governor andrew cuomo and new york city mayor michael bloomberg also made similar trips to d.c. recently to push for more federal support. >>> after a delay noted by none other than "the new york times's" maureen dowd, secretary of state hillary clinton is coming to the defense of u.n. ambassador susan rice, calling her a stalwart colleague. rice is seen as a top pick to succeed clinton in the state department, but is under attack by republicans who accuse her of misleading the public in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> and it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official in our administration, and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change
house yesterday, making his case to president obama to get more federal aid for victims of hurricane sandy. president obama's expected to ask congress for an additional $50 billion to help states hit by the october storm, but christie says sandy will cost new jersey alone up to $37 billion. new york governor andrew cuomo and new york city mayor michael bloomberg also made similar trips to d.c. recently to push for more federal support. >>> after a delay noted by none other than...
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sandy's impact. buyers are back. and a big bake sale. joining me now forbes staff writer morgan brennan. let's get to hurricane sandy which took a toll of on consumer spending. "consumer reports" says spending fell in october after rising in september. the gdp was higher than estimated. i never can quite figure out how they can both be true and whether or not this continues in coming months. >> that's a great question. i think we need to start with the revised number for the third quarter. the reason we saw gdp growth in the third quarter was because businesses were restocking their inventory. an government spending increased about 9.5%. not sustainable indicators of economic growth in the long term. consumer spending makes up about 70% of economic growth. the fact we saw that come down in october and actually the fact in november the early numbers despite a robust holiday shopping weekend are still not looking so good is why we're seeing economists predict a weak fourth quarter economic number. and we're actually seeing numbers as low a
sandy's impact. buyers are back. and a big bake sale. joining me now forbes staff writer morgan brennan. let's get to hurricane sandy which took a toll of on consumer spending. "consumer reports" says spending fell in october after rising in september. the gdp was higher than estimated. i never can quite figure out how they can both be true and whether or not this continues in coming months. >> that's a great question. i think we need to start with the revised number for the...
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sandy reminded us of a very stark reality. we can either invest in protections now or we will pay more later. i would like to spend a little time talking about the mitigation issue in two areas. fema and localities and flexibility to mitigate against future disasters of we can save taxpayer money. the electric grid. on long island, public power agency long island power authority suffered unprecedented damage to an unprotected system. 4,500 polls, 400 miles of electrical line, 50 of one under 85 substations victims. 1 million people were without power. and for over two weeks the country watched as an inept and unprepared utilities struggled to even communicate let alone restore power. did not do enough target the system or flood prove substations . that type of system that allows you to use computers and sensors to respond to adages, learn where the damages and communicate with customers. the lack of investment and foresight is now costing us big-time. it does not give me pleasure to report to this committee that we will be sub
sandy reminded us of a very stark reality. we can either invest in protections now or we will pay more later. i would like to spend a little time talking about the mitigation issue in two areas. fema and localities and flexibility to mitigate against future disasters of we can save taxpayer money. the electric grid. on long island, public power agency long island power authority suffered unprecedented damage to an unprotected system. 4,500 polls, 400 miles of electrical line, 50 of one under 85...
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coming up, straight ahead secret santa has a surprise gift for hurricane sandy victims. that's coming up next on "the five." i believe it's bob's segment. >> bob: it is. keep going. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. ♪ ♪ >> bob: just so everybody knows we're benc
coming up, straight ahead secret santa has a surprise gift for hurricane sandy victims. that's coming up next on "the five." i believe it's bob's segment. >> bob: it is. keep going. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of...
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sandy will have had an affect on this. what we're interested to know is whether or not the fiscal cliff fears had any affect on this. was there less hiring, anybody laying off in anticipation of the fiscal cliff? that will be hard to determine. christine and i will look at the numbers when they come in to see if there's any impact of that. the affect of sandy, 86,000 fewer jobs than we otherwise would have had. we're looking at a much lower number. christine appears to have it right now. we are -- >> lowest unemployment rate since december '08. 7.7%. that's the unemployment rate. surprise there. i'm going to listen to the jobs part of it. >> that is unexpected. we were expecting the unemployment rate to go to 8.0, from 7.9 to 8.0. it's gone the other direction. >> 146,000 jobs created. >> double than what was expected. >> diane s wochlswonk, chief ec. 7.7% is the unemployment rate, 146,000 jobs that have been added. the estimates were completely off. what are the implications of these numbers? >> well, certainly it's reass
sandy will have had an affect on this. what we're interested to know is whether or not the fiscal cliff fears had any affect on this. was there less hiring, anybody laying off in anticipation of the fiscal cliff? that will be hard to determine. christine and i will look at the numbers when they come in to see if there's any impact of that. the affect of sandy, 86,000 fewer jobs than we otherwise would have had. we're looking at a much lower number. christine appears to have it right now. we are...
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sandy? >> ford recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles. did your car make the list? we've got the details coming up. >>> plus, the chances of falling off the fiscal cliff, it's not stopping one top money manager from buying. bob doll, he sells us where he's putting his money to work now. that's next. there is no mass-produced human. every humabeing is unique. and ther one store that recognizes it. the sleep number store. the only place in the world u'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualize your sleep. perfectly comfortable pillows that adjust to your size and shape. dual warmth comforters. all designed around the sleep number bed: a bed with dual-air technology that allows you adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. in theame of human individuality: the sleep number collelectn. discover h our sleep professionals can individualize your sleep experience. exclusively at one of our 400 sleep number stores nationwide. sleep number. comfort individualized. is holi
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kohl's is blaming hurricane sandy. maybe -- i can't wait to hear the retailers and how much did hurricane sandy affect business? the one good piece of news is the thanksgiving weekend shopping was good and encouraging. stuart: hold on a second. as soon as you said kohl's is blaming hurricane sandy charles purcell with laughter. charles: it is a disingenuous -- i wish these companies would come clean at least internally. coles has been in trouble. they were a star a decade ago and have not kept the magic going. who goes to cold anymore? go to wal-mart or target. nicole: if you are stuart varney the to the third floor of tiffany. stuart: good one. kohl's is down. thank you very much. the fbi processes 150,000 background checks for gun purchases just on black friday alone. gun sales clearly booming. worried that president obama will take away their second amendment rights. do you remember this? >> you will see a siege on the second amendment we have never seen before. president obama is trying to camouflage this issue, fo
kohl's is blaming hurricane sandy. maybe -- i can't wait to hear the retailers and how much did hurricane sandy affect business? the one good piece of news is the thanksgiving weekend shopping was good and encouraging. stuart: hold on a second. as soon as you said kohl's is blaming hurricane sandy charles purcell with laughter. charles: it is a disingenuous -- i wish these companies would come clean at least internally. coles has been in trouble. they were a star a decade ago and have not kept...